There comes a point in every vacation longer than a week, where your energy levels hit a bit of a wall and you just need to slow things down. Luckily, this point coincided with the most chill leg of our revised…

I mentioned in Part 1 that we scuppered the entire Kyushu leg of our trip due to an earthquake and the eruption of Mt Aso. We did some brainstorming and research to consider our options in the Kansai area, which fortunately…

Why do people travel with children who are too young to remember the experience? Some say it’s for making memories; this makes sense especially when the travel objectives include spending time with family or good friends. Some say that the experience…

Every year since 2008, I’ve spent Chinese New Year in Penang with my mother-in-law’s family. The only year we didn’t go was the year Katy was born (on the first day of the Year of the Horse, no less). This…

My iPhone and I have a complicated relationship. It’s a big part of my life, and sometimes I wish it weren’t. At church, for instance: when it’s not my turn to accompany Katy to Children’s Church, I’m still eyeing my phone often…

Lately we’ve come to realise that it’s possible to use logic with Katy. These are some tactics that have worked so far. 1. Closed choices “Do you want to go to the playground or eat blueberries?” This one had the…